Best Late Season Backpacking in Colorado While the height of Colorado’s backpacking season is in the summer, backpacking in the late season reveals a special side to the state, with cooler weather, less crowds, spectacular scenery, and more campsites. It’s a great time to explore Colorado’s wilderness areas outside of Rocky Mountain National Park, and […]

Colorado’s wildernesses and National Parks are famed around the world for their scenic campsites, grand views, challenging trails, and some of the best backpacking in North America. From the splendor of Rocky Mountain National Park to the canyons and mesas of the Flat Tops Wilderness, Colorado’s landscapes range from mountain to desert, offering a number […]

Best Multi-Day Hikes and Backpacking Vacations In 2019 It’s impossible to underestimate just how spectacular Colorado’s backcountry scenery is. From the majesty of the Rocky Mountains, to the intimate ‘locals’ feel of the Indian Peaks and James Peak Wildernesses and from the Flattop Wilderness to the Upper Colorado River. From its eastern edge to the […]

Colorado Wilderness Rides And Guides Guided Summer Colorado Backpacking Trips – 2019 Colorado’s wildernesses and National Parks are famed around the world for their scenic campsites, grand views, challenging trails, and some of the best backpacking in North America. From the splendor of Rocky Mountain National Park to the canyons and mesas of the Flat […]

Summer is our favorite season! It’s a great time to be out and exploring our gorgeous state, and Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides is ready for adventures and special events both in and out of the field. It’s time for backpacking, rock climbing, hiking, biking, fly-fishing, and rafting, as well as special events that we’ll […]

Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides is proud to present the 2018 Rocky Mountain National Park Backpacking Dates, exploring some of the best and most hidden reaches of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides, a concessionaire for technical alpine climbing, mountaineering and skiing in Rocky Mountain National Park, is Colorado’s premier provider of unforgettable […]

Colorado is legendary for it’s backpacking trails, magnificent campsites, and vast wildernesses, from Rocky Mountain National Park to the Indian, James, and Flattop Wildernesses. Miles of trails weave between unforgettable mountain scenery, sparkling alpine lakes, and bustling wildlife. In the miles of wilderness across Colorado, trails take backpackers meandering through some of America’s most iconic […]

Colorado’s Best Backpacking Trips in The Colorado’s Flat Top Wilderness Area – Get away from the crowds and experience solitude and wilderness. Expand your Colorado backpacking horizon! Colorado has many amazing outdoor and wilderness gems, but the Flat Top Wilderness Area, located in White River National Forest is truly a gem. The Flat Top Wilderness Area is […]

Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides are proud to announce our 2017 Backpacking excursions across Colorado. Our expert guides are excited to show off our spectacular backcountry from the mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Indian Peaks Wilderness, to thrilling trips across Colorado’s great ranges. Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides is a official concessionaire […]

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Excellent customer service. I needed to reschedule an AVY 1 class twice due to injuries and they were incredibly flexible and understanding and made the extra effort to make sure we could work out the best possible outcome for my situation. First class service

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You did a great job of balancing risk-taking and safety. I was glad that we were able to get up on the divide three different times given all the lightning storms we had to work around throughout the week. You worked hard for us and we want you to know that we appreciate all the great memories that we created together.

Jane Doe

“I think that the 3rd and 4th days we spent hiking in CO with you were the most helpful in being successful on summiting Kilimanjaro. Our 3rd day (Flat Top Mt.) was a pretty steep day and the 4th day (Lawn Lake) was a pretty long day up and back down. I think I really enjoyed both, and they were a good chance for me to test my gear on a steep climb and over the course of a long day (and just make sure I could do that extent of hiking.) Obviously Kili was more difficult but all of my physical …

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Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides is an equal opportunity service provider and permittee of Roosevelt National Forest (Boulder and Clear Creek Ranger Districts) and White River National Forest (Blanca Ranger District). All or part of operation is conducted on public lands under special permit of the US Bureau of Land Management. Permitted BLM Upper Colorado River Basin. Official Rocky Mountain National Park Concessionaire for Technical Climbing, Mountaineering, Ski Mountaineering and avalanche education. Colorado Public Utilities Commission: #55777 – Transportation license for sightseeing, charter, limousine services. Colorado Outfitter Rafting License #: 534 Colorado Outfitter License #: 2717